FROM THE RULES: Civil Discussion ONLY: They want you divided. They want you labeled by race, religion, class, sex, etc. Divided you are weak [no collective power]. Divided you attack each other and miss the true target [them].
I’ve had members here say VILE things about my Faith, been told I’m a pedophile just bc I'm Catholic, ALL CATHOLICS ARE PEDOS, I’m a pagan, I worship idols, I’m Satan, satanic, etc.,etc., etc....all the same LIES & IGNORANT BULLSHIT I put up with by everyone else, everywhere else. People have actually quit this group because of the toxicity at GA.
If you feel the need to spout off with an anti-Catholic comment here, you’re exactly the piece of work I’m addressing.
Unity? WWG1WGA, except for Catholics?
I’m happy to clear it up. You’re confusing worship with reverence. A kiss is reverence. ONLY THE TRIUNE GOD is to be worshipped; anything else is idolatry, a damning sin against the First Commandment. That being said, the Chalice holds the Body, Blood, Soul & Divinity of Christ, truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. Because He is there in the Chalice, He is to be worshipped. Not the Chalice. A crucifix is only a reminder of His Sacrifice, not to be worshipped. I hope that helps.
Ok, I can follow along with that. Thanks for the outline there.
But what about sancitfying humans as saints. Elevating them to a divine status?
Surely that cannot be the same "reverence"?
After vigorous vetting, the Church doesn’t declaring Saints as anything but most probably in heaven. And even the Church isn’t putting them there, that’s God’s decision. They’re not Divine, only God is. If a person dies specifically for the Faith, they’re automatically in heaven, a true martyr.
Latria is the worship given to God alone. Hyperdulia is the reverence given to Mary, because she bore God the Son. Dulia is the reverence given to saints.